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- 2004-08-04 21:40:47
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- Ida Lupino
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Reviewer:
USArealestate.mobi
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February 6, 2024
Subject: THE ANCIENT GREEKS HAD A WORD...
Subject: THE ANCIENT GREEKS HAD A WORD...
..for those who did not believe in, nor took and interest in Politics, and that word was 'idiot'.
Politics infuses EVERYTHING, and especially Art.
For ... those 'idiots' with their heads in the sand, who believe Movies and Politics shouldn't, or don't, mix, well, you haven't been paying attention to Cinema history have you.
Chaplin, the Hays Code, Frank Capra, Goebbels, HUAC, The Hollywood Ten, Spartacus, etc. etc.
If you don't understand the above paragraph, then you're part of the problem - and doomed to be ruled over by evil men.
Politics infuses EVERYTHING, and especially Art.
For ... those 'idiots' with their heads in the sand, who believe Movies and Politics shouldn't, or don't, mix, well, you haven't been paying attention to Cinema history have you.
Chaplin, the Hays Code, Frank Capra, Goebbels, HUAC, The Hollywood Ten, Spartacus, etc. etc.
If you don't understand the above paragraph, then you're part of the problem - and doomed to be ruled over by evil men.
Reviewer:
z.x.study
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February 19, 2023 (edited)
Subject: Public domain
Subject: Public domain
The copyright was not renewed after 28 years.
The copyright renewal shown by Alex Castelli is for another item that was released in 1962.
Furthermore, ... the item is a TV episode of the series "The Defenders".
So why did Alex Castelli indicate that the renewal was for a movie that was released in 1953?
In addition, Alex Castelli edited the renewal text. Here's the original version:
The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Type of Work: Motion Picture
Registration Number / Date: RE0000473909 / 1990-01-05
Renewal registration for: LP0000026171 / 1962-10-31
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Series: The Defenders
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
Variant title: The Bigamist
Names: Plautus Productions, Inc.
CBS, Inc.
Note that he changed
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Series: The Defenders
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
to
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
The copyright renewal shown by Alex Castelli is for another item that was released in 1962.
Furthermore, ... the item is a TV episode of the series "The Defenders".
So why did Alex Castelli indicate that the renewal was for a movie that was released in 1953?
In addition, Alex Castelli edited the renewal text. Here's the original version:
The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Type of Work: Motion Picture
Registration Number / Date: RE0000473909 / 1990-01-05
Renewal registration for: LP0000026171 / 1962-10-31
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Series: The Defenders
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
Variant title: The Bigamist
Names: Plautus Productions, Inc.
CBS, Inc.
Note that he changed
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Series: The Defenders
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
to
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Copyright Claimant: CBS, Inc. (PWH)
Reviewer:
Alex Castelli
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January 17, 2022
Subject: Not in Public Domain
Subject: Not in Public Domain
RE0000473909 / 1990-01-05
Renewal registration for: LP0000026171 / 1962-10-31
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Copyright Claimant: CBS, ... Inc. (PWH)
Renewal registration for: LP0000026171 / 1962-10-31
Title: The Bigamist. By Plautus Productions, Inc.
Copyright Claimant: CBS, ... Inc. (PWH)
Reviewer:
Larrysdesk
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January 1, 2016
Subject: Moral
Subject: Moral
Is there a morel? The only 'morel' is that we ll have choices and eventually must own up.
Good melodrama.
Good melodrama.
Reviewer:
billcale
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December 23, 2010
Subject: corny
Subject: corny
Corny melodrama but all in all worth a watch, hard to feel sorry for this sad sap.
Reviewer:
Albert Schlef
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November 2, 2010
Subject: Very good.
Subject: Very good.
Excellent. The acting is very good. I even shed a tear.
Reviewer:
spamhamm24
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December 9, 2009
Subject: The Bigamist
Subject: The Bigamist
As for the film, it is wonderful. Ida Lupino, or "the poor man's Bette Davis" as she called herself, expertly handles a talented cast.
As for LeoF's suggestion ... that there is nothing morally wrong with polygamy I do not agree. I have no problem with same-sex relationships, but if polygamy is legalized in a few years people will be allowed to marry their dogs.
I am sick of people turning the blogs about films like John Wayne's "Angel and the Badman" into political discussions. If you want to talk government, go to some other blog. This is the Internet Archives. It's for MOVIES!!!!!
As for LeoF's suggestion ... that there is nothing morally wrong with polygamy I do not agree. I have no problem with same-sex relationships, but if polygamy is legalized in a few years people will be allowed to marry their dogs.
I am sick of people turning the blogs about films like John Wayne's "Angel and the Badman" into political discussions. If you want to talk government, go to some other blog. This is the Internet Archives. It's for MOVIES!!!!!
Reviewer:
malary
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March 8, 2009
Subject: Profound Film
Subject: Profound Film
I agree with LeoF; this movie is well ahead of its time. The actors are perfectly casted and terrific, and the subject matter is one that is often lefted
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untouched in the movie industry. I didn't know whether to feel sorry for or be angry with the bigamist (Harry) throughout this film. Near the end, I felt more pity than anger for him. It's true, we all are human and are prone to make mistakes during life.
It was nice to see the man who played Santa in 'Miracle on 34th Street' (I think his name is Edmund Glenn?). I liked how that mentioned that role within this film during the bus scene.
This is a nice movie to view with a friend or group, and then have a discussion about it afterwards. 'Two thumps way up' to everyone involved in making this film. Beautifully done
It was nice to see the man who played Santa in 'Miracle on 34th Street' (I think his name is Edmund Glenn?). I liked how that mentioned that role within this film during the bus scene.
This is a nice movie to view with a friend or group, and then have a discussion about it afterwards. 'Two thumps way up' to everyone involved in making this film. Beautifully done
Reviewer:
adios
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December 16, 2005
Subject: zzzzzzzzz........
Subject: zzzzzzzzz........
Ida Lupino directs and co-stars in this earnest but ultimately dreary soaper of a traveling salesman who can't bring himself to disappoint either his current
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wife or his recently impregnated girlfriend, and ingeniously decides to simply get married a second time. Without divorcing the first wife, that is. Hilarity ensues....OK, not quite hilarity, more like sedation. I was more interested in the exteriors of 50s Los Angeles (and that DC-7) than in the contrived characters and their angst. Features Kris Kringle and a cast of unknowns - including a bar singer who somehow manages to coax an entire orchestral arrangement out of a small piano.
Reviewer:
LeoF
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July 20, 2005
Subject: A moral dilemma
Subject: A moral dilemma
This is a profound and ultimately very sad movie. The American, Christian tradition has no room for legal polygamy. It is a bit trite to point out that
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the film was a generation or two ahead of the times. With Americas slugging it out today over same sex marriages and the legitimacy of, let us call it, cross species relationships, the idea of two wives seems pretty tame.
The actual story is a heartbreaker and it is hard to actually say anyone is a villain. Yet none are entirely victims either. The logic that drives the unfolding of this moral dilemma is very powerful. People are after all only human and make mistakes. So what to do when one brings a baby into the world. Not an easy question to answer except by the most arrogant of people. I suspect that most cases of bigamy do not involve such decent and loving people, who are so well off financially either.
I can't say what the intended moral of the film is supposed to be but my own is that whenever Government is involved in morality, there are bound to be problems.
The actual story is a heartbreaker and it is hard to actually say anyone is a villain. Yet none are entirely victims either. The logic that drives the unfolding of this moral dilemma is very powerful. People are after all only human and make mistakes. So what to do when one brings a baby into the world. Not an easy question to answer except by the most arrogant of people. I suspect that most cases of bigamy do not involve such decent and loving people, who are so well off financially either.
I can't say what the intended moral of the film is supposed to be but my own is that whenever Government is involved in morality, there are bound to be problems.
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